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DUNGEONS OF THE MIND: TABLETOP RPGS AS SOCIAL THERAPY: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: Discipline: RPGT (Role-Playing Game Therapy), recreation therapy, Discipline: Sociology, Social Skills Development through RPG, Effects of RPG, sociological / sociology, therapeutic role-playing game, Discipline: Education / Formal Classroom Setting, News, therapeutic recreation, interview / media mention, pdd / asd / autism spectrum, Disabilities, hawke robinson, therapeutic rpg, Others' research, rpg for therapy, archived article, PTSD & Trauma, TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury, RPG Research Interview, Discipline: Psychology, Learning disorders/disabilities (LD), Wheelhouse Workshop, Adam Johns, Adam Davis, recreational therapy, Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice, Discipline: TR/RT
An article on Killscreen.com, "DUNGEONS OF THE MIND: TABLETOP RPGS AS SOCIAL THERAPY" by Chris Berg was just published. It includes a range of RPG researchers and therapists from a variety of disciplines including: drama therapy, family therapy, sociology, recreation therapy / therapeutic recreation, and more!
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Wizards of the Coast D&D Dragon Talk Broadcast Notes: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: RPG Therapeutics LLC, Discipline: RPGT (Role-Playing Game Therapy), recreation therapy, correlative research, Brain Injury (Stroke, TBI, etc.), video, RPG Format: Tabletop, blog posting, RPG Textbook, Effects of RPG, The RPG Research Podcast / Vidcast, Drum Circle, News, interview / media mention, suicide / suicidal, pdd / asd / autism spectrum, Violence, therapeutic rpg, RPG Format: Computer-based, broadcast, Anti-rpg, rpg for therapy, hawke robinson, RPG Research Interview, Drum, drums, drumming, drum circle, drum circle facilitation, RPG Format: Live-action, rpg for education, recreational therapy
Here are notes from the January 22nd, 2018 interview broadcast at Wizards of the Coast's Dungeons & Dragons, "Dragon Talk" with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble, interviewing John Welker & Hawke Robinson of RPG Research, Spokane Area Gaming Alliance, & RPG Therapeutics LLC, about role-playing game education, therapy, and more. Currently a work in progress. I am working on it each day in small snippets of time while juggling everything else. I will let folks know when it is ready for sharing.
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How “Dungeons & Dragons” saved my autistic son: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: blog, blog posting, pdd / asd / autism spectrum, anecdote
" D&D has always appealed to introverts with rich inner lives. For my boy, it was a lifeline to the outside world. Delani Bartlette, The Good Men Project" Article from Salon.com archived here in case it disappears...
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RPG Program Plan for Public Transit Education, ASD, PDD, & Others: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: pdd / asd / autism spectrum
This program is usable for any populations, and professionals in other disciplines, wishing to teach participants to gain competence and confidence in using their local public transit system. This posting is an older prototype posting, there are now more updated versions of this program.
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Creating LARP Program for Autism Spectrum Toddlers: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 07, 2023 08:46 AM — filed under: Population: Toddlers, Diagnosis: Autism Spectrum ( ASD / PDD ), Population: Autism, pdd / asd / autism spectrum
Due to excessively strict NDA of the organization, I am very limited in what I can post, but letting those following the RPG Research, beginning working with autism-spectrum toddlers today from a recreation therapy approach, and developing an activity program that is LARP (Live-Action Role-Playing) quest-style for this population group, that we will actually implement in the next few weeks.
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First Prototype of Tabletop RPG as a Modality for Therapeutic / Educational Intervention: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: Discipline: TR/RT, pdd / asd / autism spectrum
This is my first prototype rough draft in the development of role-playing gaming as a modality for therapeutic / educational interventions. For a Recreation Therapy course in which I am currently enrolled at Eastern Washington University, our task last week was to "Develop a Tabletop Leisure Education Game" for a group of Autism Spectrum (and other) adults in a facility near the Seattle area (we are in Spokane, WA). Of course I selected (with the approval of my assigned partner in the project, Tabletop Role-Playing Gaming (RPG ) for this assignment, in this case a 1940s Gumshoe Detective-style mystery set in urban Chicago...
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Amalgamation of News Coverage, Panels, Q&A, Hangouts, Broadcasts, Interviews, & Presentations on RPG Research Studies on the Effects of RPG, and RPG used for Therapy & Education by Hawke Robinson: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: Conference, schizoid / schizophrenic, therapeutic role-playing game, RPG Market, correlative research, rpg for education, suicide / suicidal, video, role-play, Convention, blog posting, sociological / sociology, Presentation, questionnaire, gender bias, Language learning, Effects of RPG, rpg research website, research, blog, sasquan, stereotype(s) disproved, recreation therapy, stereotype propagation, News, therapeutic recreation, RPG Research Project Updates, public meeting, hangout, pdd / asd / autism spectrum, anecdote, RPG and psychiatric disorders, Computer gaming/gamers tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons - D&D, Youth, 73rd worldcon, rpg trailer, rpg for therapy, therapeutic rpg, worldcon, ethics, Audio, broadcast, hawke robinson, LARP, RPG Research Presentation, TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury, RPG Research Interview, MMORPG - Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, interview / media mention, Learning disorders/disabilities (LD), Social Skills Development through RPG, Stigma, RPG Research Essay, recreational therapy, Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice, 73rd world science fiction convention
It has been a VERY busy 10 months. we have spoken at many conventions/conferences, sat on panels, provided presentations, been in live Q&A chat session, and had many interviews. All about the effects of role-playing games, and their use to achieve therapeutic and educational goals for many different populations. Here is a listing of all these in one location for your convenience...
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Japanese Researcher Study Indicates RPGs Effective for Helping People on the Autism Spectrum: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: Others' research, Peer Reviewed: Unconfirmed, pdd / asd / autism spectrum, Social Skills Development through RPG, Disabilities, therapeutic rpg, research, Youth, rpg for therapy, Peer Reviewed, blog posting, Effects of RPG
Japanese researcher, Kohei Kato, has shown promising measurable results using role-playing games to improve the quality of life for people on the Autism Spectrum...
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